Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.78/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$117.78

349 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	118.66	649	323
Medium and Large 2-3	520	106.88	555	26

One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale349 hd

117.78

—

TN average10 barns · 2,905 hd

116.98

+0.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	45.00	518	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	119.64/cwt	115.00–124.50	696	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	118.61/cwt	116.00–119.50	624	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	126.10/cwt	122.00–127.50	480	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	412	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	629	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.03/cwt	122.00–132.00	668	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	692	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.13/cwt	118.50–121.00	778	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	676	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.50/cwt	138.50–147.00	621	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	98.47/cwt	92.00–102.00	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.34/cwt	151.75–154.00	586	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	116.21/cwt	113.00–117.50	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.46/cwt	125.00–137.00	705	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	807	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.55/cwt	122.00–133.50	869	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	146.30/cwt	134.00–147.00	683	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.73/cwt	122.00–124.00	947	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.04/cwt	124.00–134.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.37/cwt	117.00–127.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.11/cwt	155.00–155.50	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	136.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	123.86/cwt	123.00–125.50	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	117.93/cwt	114.00–122.50	546	73

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Nov 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 1,138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	582	115.00–124.50	119.64
43	—	526	116.00–119.50	118.61
27	—	631	115.00	115.00
27	—	381	122.00–127.50	126.10
12	—	442	116.00	116.00
11	—	322	128.00	128.00
8	—	973	95.00	95.00
8	—	664	112.00	112.00
5	—	710	100.00	100.00
3	—	848	106.00	106.00
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
73	—	463	114.00–122.50	117.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	549	109.00	109.00
6	—	392	109.00	109.00
5	—	657	103.00	103.00
3	—	298	108.00	108.00
2	—	745	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	639	130.00	130.00
11	—	656	123.00–125.50	123.86
10	—	730	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	126.00	126.00
11	—	542	116.00	116.00
8	—	642	96.00	96.00
2	—	735	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	526	122.00–132.00	127.03
51	—	577	116.00–122.00	120.00
44	—	653	118.50–121.00	119.13
30	—	458	147.50	147.50
21	—	442	138.50–147.00	140.50
14	—	732	92.00–102.00	98.47
14	—	382	151.75–154.00	153.34
12	—	646	113.00–117.50	116.21
4	—	858	88.00	88.00
1	—	900	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	135.50	135.50
5	—	476	120.00	120.00
4	—	313	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	645	138.50	138.50
5	—	750	132.00	132.00
3	—	700	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	528	125.00–137.00	133.46
36	—	621	121.00–133.00	129.89
29	—	671	122.00–133.50	129.55
26	—	467	134.00–147.00	146.30
22	—	765	122.00–124.00	123.73
14	—	574	124.00–134.00	128.04
10	—	725	117.00–127.00	118.37
10	—	360	155.00–155.50	155.11
7	—	817	120.00–125.00	122.10
6	—	438	130.00–139.00	136.03
6	—	322	154.50	154.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	45.00	45.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lafayette Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle